Southwest Renames Fare Products, Adds New Perks for Cardholders
Southwest Airlines has revealed its new fare products, as well as new benefits for its Rapid Rewards® Credit Cardmembers and Tier Members.
The new fare products, Choice Extra, Choice Preferred, and Choice (formerly Business Select, Anytime, and Wanna Get Away Plus), will be available for booking in the third quarter of 2025 as Southwest® begins selling assigned and premium seating. As previously announced, the Wanna Get Away fare class will become Southwest’s Basic fare, beginning May 28.
Southwest is also offering new benefits to Southwest Rapid Rewards. Cardmembers as it launches these new fare products. Cardmembers will have the opportunity to select a seat, regardless of fare type purchased, receive earlier boarding and their first checked bag free (for up to eight additional passengers traveling on the same reservation). Southwest will no longer offer two free checked bags for everyone.
Cardmembers will continue to enjoy their current benefits, like discounts on inflight purchases, bonus points on their Cardmember anniversary, and a one-time boost of 10,000 Companion Pass® qualifying points per calendar year.
Southwest will offer additional benefits to A-List and A-List Preferred Tier Members across their travel experience, including preferred seating, checked bags (for up to eight additional passengers traveling on the same reservation), earlier boarding, and other inflight experience enhancements.
All checked bag benefits for Tier Members and Credit Cardmembers begin on May 28, and seating and boarding benefits will roll out when Southwest begins selling and operating with assigned seating.
For full details about the new fare products and features, Tier Member benefits, and Credit Card offerings, please visit Southwest.com.
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